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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

There is report of a discovery Of oil a,
Ransom, Penn.
The trouble between Lord Lsnsdowne and
his tenants has been settled.
Small pox has broken uut among the Ital.
ian lsborers in New York city.
There was no choice in the Florida legisls.
ture Saturday for United States senator.
The cotton mills at Cohoes, N. H., have
closed, throwing 600 workmen out of en-
ployment
L. W. Dewitt, a lawyer of wilkesbarre.
Penn, attempted to kill Geo. b. Kulp. also a
LAWYER, Saturday.
A disastrous fire has occurred at Ainsut.
keni, Asia Minor. Five hundred houses
we're burned and many persons killed.
A telegram was received in Montreal Sun.
day stating that VIM. O'Brien, editor Of the
United Ireland, would soon visit Canada.
Cajema, the famous Ysqui chief, was shot
to death on Friday at Modsno, 20 miles from
Guaymas, Ariz., by Mexican authorities.
Geo. Granger. a workman at the Emw ood
Pottery, Hartford, Conn, was run over and
killed at Charter Oak Park by a special train
on the New England road Sunday morning.
Charles L. Beecher of New Haven, Conn. a.,
aged 43 years, shot and killed his dog and
then himself, Sunday morning. Cause, des-
pondency.
The water in the Ohio river at Cincinnati
was 45 feet high Saturday night, and rising
rapidly. Damage TO crops by the overflow 6
is anticipated.
number of extensive wells of natural
gas has been discovered at Noblesville, Ind
and there is an unparalleled boom in real
estate in that section of the country.
Information has been received at Nogales,
Ariz., that cholera is raging in the Mexican
town of Mazatlan and that the disease has
broken out at Guaymss.
The funeral of Capt. Geo. w. Towle oc-
CURED at Portsmouth. N. H., Sunday, with
Masonic honOrs. large procession followed
the body to the grave.
Sir c. w. Desveoeux, Governor of New
foundland has sailed for Liverpool, having
been summoned to England to confer with
the government on the fisheries.
Geo. A. Weeks was found lying on the
railroad track about two miles from Concord
N. H., with his leg badly crushed and hi,
body bruised and injured. He was taken to
Nashua and his leg amputated.
The authorities didn't interfere with bal
playing in Queens county, N. Y, Sunday
A large crowd at Rdgewood Park witnessed
fine game between the Brooklyn and Balti
| mores.
At meeting Of four of the eight trade
unions of Springfield, Mass, Sunday, it wa
resolved to boycott Haynes Co, and Wal
ter T. Bugbee until the tailors now on I
strike from those houses were taken back q
their own terms.
| Advices from Anadarko, Indian Territory
tell about an outbreak of the Kiowas anC
Camanches State The leaders were giver
up on demand Of the United States troop.
and are now prisoners. Everything wa
quiet at last accounts and no further trouble
feared.
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INTERSTATE cOMMERCE.
hehef for the Pacific Railroads.&c. Sus.
pension Of the Fourth Section of the
Law for Seventy.Five DAYS.
WASHINGTON. Anril %

WASHINGTON, April %.
1ne Interstate commerce commission has
made an order suspendlne the fourth section
for seventy-hve days, subject to revocation,
ana with proviso that intermediate rates
small not be raised above those in force April
~. This applies to Northern Pacific, South
efn Pacific, Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
and st. Louis & San Francisco.
The following letter has been sent by the
interstate commission to Mr. Charles p.
Clark, president Of the New York 4 New
England railroad, in reference to the peti.
tlons presented by them on behalf of the va.
rious railroads of southern New England. for
the suspension of the long and short haul
clauses:
Dear Sir: Your petitions were presented
10 us too late, while the transcontinuntsl
measures we're pressing and on the eve of
our departure for the South, that their imme-
dlate consideration is almost impossible.
moreover, you do not show in your petitions,
or prove by evidence, any pressing exigency
or imperative urgency for a temporary order,
such as has been shown in the not very num-
srous cases in which such orders have been
made. They have been withheld in other
instances upon that ground. 1t will not be
very long before our views will be formula
TED, but at present il is a matter of hearing
snu consideration. Your statement that YOU
are advised and believe that no relief from
us Is necessary, has also been observed, and
very vigorous protest against granting you
this relief has been received, in which a hear.
ing is demanded, of which copy is inclosed
Under all these circumstances the considera-
ton of the petitions presented by you must
be deferred untiLour return from our South.
ern trip. Very truly yours,
ALDACB F. WALKER.
The protest referred to is from c. C. Good
rich, the general agent of the Hartford & New
York Transportation Co.
In the matter of the Boston export trade,
in relation to which pretitions were presented
by the Fitchburg, Boston & Lowell, New
York & New England and Central Vermont
lines, an exhaustive opinion, prepared by
Judge Cooley, has been rendered, and the
petitioners given leave to withdraw on sc-
count OF insufficient reasons to support their
petition.
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TWENTY INJURED.
A Rotary Rag Boiler i'm a Paterson Paper
Mill ExplOdes.

PATERSON, N. j., April 70.
A terrible wreck was caused by the explo-
sion of rotary rag boiler in the lvanhoe
paper mill, on Spruce street, this afternoon .
1t wrecked a large portion of the MILL went
through the roof, SCARED into the air and
came down on S. H. Booth & Co.'S silk mill,
across the street, playing havoc with that
also. About 20 persons we're injured. The
names of the most seriously wounded are
Mr.. Jenkins, who had piece of his scalp
taken of by flying fragments. He was blowr
into the raceway. Michael Burke is missing,
and is supposed to be under the ruins. James
Simpson was horribly crushed, and is dying
at the hospital. Daniel Bergin wa, serious
ly injured Mary Kesbury. Elizabeth Farrell,
Mrs. Mccormick and Bridget Cowan. all en-
ployes of the paper mill, were badly hurt
Owen Burns was dug out badly bruised. Inc
alarm brought the fremen who did valued
service. The loss on property is about $780,
600
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Rapture Cured.

CLINTON, CLINTON Co Iowa, ,Mch 26, ss
About nine years ago l was attacked with
a severe cutting pain in my let side.
screamed at times with agony. No remedies
availed until placed an Allcocks Plaster
over the seat of pain. wore the plaster ten
days, the pain decreasing every day until l
vas cured. Ny daughter was ruptured Just
above the nsval when only three months old.
She suffered little until she began to walk.
The treatment Of physicians appeared only
to aggrsvste her case procured an Allcock's
Porous Plaster and cut it in three pieces.
One applied over the rupture. II acted
perfectly. At the end Of ten days | washed
the place with little alcohol aud put on Q
fresh piece. | used afterwards two more
pieces, and after forty days the child was
entirely we'll. have never found auy
Plasters equal to Allcock's.
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MEN CRUSHED TO PULP.
"A Fiat Car Loaded with Laborers is
Kun Into By an Engine and Six Men
Killed and Eighteen Wounded.

SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., April "a.
II Is just learned that on Thursdhy after
noon terrible accident occurred on the Cas-.
eade division of the Northern Pacific railway
four miles beyond Chelum. A west bound
train pushing fat car loaded with lsborers
vas going round a curve leading to a trestls
al good rate of speed, when it ran into the
engine which was running east backing up.
The NAT car passed half way through the ten
DER OF the light engine, and the other end
was crushed up against the pilot of the west
bound train on which were two men. The
men were crushed to pulp. Five men were
killed outright and one has since died. The
injured number eighteen.
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MONKEY WRENCH AND DEATH.
Arrest of a Well Known Horse Owner at
Bolton, Ct.

HARTFORD, Ct, April 20.
Thomas DAILY, one of the Daily brothers,
the we'll known owners of running horses,
has farm in Bolton, about Is miles from
this city. Last Thursday, it is alleged. he
had an alteration with his hired nah, Thomas
Murphy, while ploughing, and it is charged
that he struck him on the back of the head
with monkey wrench. Death resulted
within a short time. DAILY Informed the au-
tborities and claimed that Murphy died from
the effects of a tall in the barn, bat neigh
hor has come forward with statement that
he saw the two men together in the field and
saw Daly strike the fatal blow. DAILY was
arrested today and taken to the Jail in Toll
lard. Murphy was a stranger in Bolton, and
nothing is known of him other than that be
was a pensioner and has served in the sth
Connecticut regiment. He was IS years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-25

1t is the duty of every person who has used
Boschee's German Syrup to let its wonderful
qualities be known to their friends in curing
Consumption, severe Coughs, Group, Asth.
ma, Pneumonia, and in fact all throat and
lung diseases. No person can use it without
immediate relief. Three doses will relieve
sny case, and we consider it the duty of all
druggist. to recommend it to the poor, dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle, a:
so. 900 dozen bottles we're sold last year, and
no one case where it failed was reported
Such medicine as the German Syrup cannot
be too widely known. Ask your druggist
about it. Sample bottles to try. sold at IL
cents. Regular size, 70 cents. Sold by al
druggists and dealers, in the United Statei
and Canada. Jan 3ld&wchwkY
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NO FEAR OF WAR WITH FRANCE.
Schnaebles Watched for Month Prior to
His Arrest.
BERLIN, April %.

BERLIN, April %.
No fear of war with France is entertained
here. 1t is stated that M. Schnaebles was
watched for month prior to his ar. est, and
that he frequently made secret visits to Metz
for the purpose of stirring up a revolt against
the Germans. Of this fact the government
has ample evidence. M. Schnaebles is held
4 close prisoner.
A dispatch from Paris says: The cabinet
today discussed the Scheaebles arrest M.
Sarrien. minister of justice, submitted the
report made by the procurer of Nancy, with
in whose jurisdiction the arrest took place,
and the evidence adduced at the judicial in.
quiry showed that the arrest was made or
French soil. The cabinet, as q result of the
discussion, resolved that M. flourens, for.
eign minister, communicate to the German
ambassador, and, through M. Herbette, the
French ambassador at Berlin to Germany
the subject matter of the documents.
The commission at Metz in the investiga
ton of the case of the French commssary
Schnaebles, reports that the arrest was un-
doubtedly made on German soil. There are
numerous charges of high treason agains,
Schnaebles and the evidence is overwhem-
ing.
BERLIN, April "a.
The French government has sent to Berlin
documents relating to the Schnaebeles affair,
including Commissary Gautsch's two letters
inviting Schnaebeles to meet him.
The North German Gazette says that
Schnaebeles tried to escape back to French
territory when seized bv German agents but
that he was overtaken before he could cross
the frontier line. Montagsblatt declares that
Schnaebeles had six subordinate rgents who
were acting as spies from Gen. Boulanger.
the French war minister. One of these agents,
a man named Kuhn, WAS dismissed by
Schnaebeles and subsequently entered the
German service. He made revelations v hich
led to the arrest of the other agents and much
evidence was collected thereby against
SChnaebeles.
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Some Interesting Discoveries in COnnec-
tiOn With the Burning OF the Hotel Del
Monte.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April "a.
f. T. NJ Simmons, manager of the Hotel
Del Monte, at Monterey. Cal, which was
DESTROYED by fire, has been arrested, charged
with having set fire to the hotel.
MONTEREY, Cal, April "a.
f. T. L. Simmons, arrested in connection
with the burning of the Hotel Del Monte,
April l, was brought down from San Jose
Yesterday at his request. The hearing of his
case was postponed till tomorrow. 1t is
stated that the officers have a clear case
against him, and several arrests will be made
in few days.
1t has been known for a long time that
Simmons lived tar beyond his salary. The
fact now comes to light that he was de-
faulter in the east, and was tried, convicted
and sentenced to five years in the State pris-
on. He served two years of the term and
was pardoned by the governor. Shortly af-
terwards he came to California and secured
position IS head bookkeeper at the Hotel
Del Monte.
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State News.
YORK.

Wednesday afternoon a Biddeford trader
saw . stranger driving about town with a
wagon load Of oleomargarine. and DELIVERING
packages of it at boarding houses and to
several private families in the city. Sheriff
Elliott was notified and arrested the stranger
wno gave his name ss Ingram B. wheelock.
an agent for Arthur r. Hall, provision dealer
on Milk street, Portland. One five pound
package branded "Oleo." and bearing the
name Of family residing on Bacon street.
was taken possession Of by the officer and The
remainder of the load ordered 70 be returned
to Portland. The driver was placed under
arrest, and was subsequently, taken before
Recorder Cram IN the municipal court. where
he pleaded not guilty to the charge ss made
IN the warrant The matter WAS continued To
next Wednesday morning. aud wheelock WAS
placed under $500 bonds for his appearance.
Times.
Constable Tsrbox seized three gallon iur
OF sherry wine and three gallons Of whiskey A.
the Boston 4 Maine station in Biddeford
"wednesday night. The jugs were incssed in
box marked rs. J. A.. and thev came from
Boston to Portland BY boat and were shippei
to Biddeford on the half past six O'clock
freight.
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BANK PRESIDENT DISAPPEARS.
The Exchange Bank of Detroit Badl,
Victimized.

CHICAGO, April %.
A special from Detroit, Mich, printed
here this morning says: 1t ha, just come to
light that William B Mitchell, president Of
the Exchange Bank, Detroit, has disappeared
with all the funds of the concern, leaving an
anxious lot of creditors and depositors behind
him. Mitchell was a bachelor, aged about
45 years. His personal rating was between
SEC, 900 and 100000. Henry M. Mitchell,
brother of the banker, resides in Mount
Clemens, and the Mitchell family are re-
puted to be wealthy. April 8, the firm Of
Harris & Son bought three drafts at the Ex-
change Bank for 500. They were drawn on
the Importers and Traders National Bank of
New York, and were returned protested.
Mitchell made lame explanation. took up
the drafts and gave orders on the same New
York house. Immediately after issuing the
second lot of drafts, Mitchell disappeared.
but the fact was not known until these drafts,
like the first ones, came back unpaid. The
amount of the shortage is not known.
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An End to Bone serapIng.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, Ill,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, / feel it is my duty 70
let suffering humanity know it. Have had .
running sore on my leg for eight years; my
doctors told me would have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputated. I used, in
stead, three bottles Of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my
leg is now sound ond well"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents .
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 35e.
per box by Devine & Coughlin.
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" Esiilsk REPORT.
MAINE DINPATCHES.
SHOTS FROM A CRUISER.
me Hattie Maud Pursued by a Canad 9
ian Fishery Vessel.

PORTLAND, April 20.
A letter received at St. John, N. B., from
urano Menan, says that on the 18th inst. the
CANADIAN fishery cruiser Vlgilant carried
away her foret"pmast while pursuing the
american schooner Hattie Maud. The
cruiser nred shot or two after the Hattie
mauo 10 make her heave to, but she paid no
heaa Z" me signal, and continued to East
port. me Hattie Maud is owned by Lewis
Chase & Whtten OF this city. At their of.
flee this afte rnoon it was learned that thew
knew nothing Of the facts as above alleged
not having heard from the vessel since the
4th INST, at which time she reported from
Eastport. The Hattie Maud lett Portland
Tor the banks the 24th of March.
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A Providence special to the Globe says
Doc" Levi Wilson, who is widely known
through the famous suit against Philip L.
Moen of Worcester, attempted suicide las,
night in his room at Hotel Dorrance, Provi-
dence. by taking laudanum. Medical assist.
ance was quickly summoned and his life
saved, although he is in very weak condi-
ton tonight. His wife some time since inssi
tuted divorce proceedings and Wilson was
denied the privilege of seeing his children.
Yesterday letter from his wife was received
which contained a positive refusal TO ever
live with, associate or speak with him, and
this greatly depressed Wilson, and it is sup
posed was the cause of the act.
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DUBLIN, April 24.
Mr.. O'Grady has informed the tenan1ry OF
u,,ha,st,wn estate that he is willing to con,
cede the demanded abatement in rsn's a anu
foreeo all the costs of court except rn' .nose
aonnsctsd with the bankruptcy case OF Farm
er Mahoney. Mr.. Condon' na.,onslts' !n", .h"
member of Parliament, announces tha' an .ne
,nnsn,s will not accept the offer unless ma
honey ia included in the movement
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Obseauies of Lieut.. Denenhower.

UsWEGO, N =, AprH n
The funeral of Lieut.. John w. Danenhow-
er U. S. N, took place here today. The
body at $40 A. NJ. was received at the
railroad station by detail FROM 29th and
3sth separate companies and also members
of the life saving crew who acted as bearers.
With the body were the parents and brothers
of Lieut. Danenhower. The funeral took
place from Christ Episcopal chnrch at $50
o'clock. The church was crowded and the
streets were blocked with people all along the
line of march. The burial was at Riverside
cemetery.
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All Medical Authorities

an inflammation Of the lining membrane Of
the nasal air passages.
Agree that Vcatarrh 10 no more nor less than
Nasal catarrh and all catarrhal affection Of
the head are not diseases of the blood, and
it is a serious mistake to treat them A. such.
No conscientious physician ever attempts to
do so.
1t is held BY eminent medical men that
sooner or later specific will be found for
every disease, from which humanity suffers.
The facts justify US in assuming that for
cstarrh at least n positive cure already exists
in Ely's Cream Balm.
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BuekIsn's Arniea saIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands. Chilblsins,
Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. II is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box. For sale
by Devine & Coughlin. may23td&w1y
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DETROIT, Mich, A

DETROIT, MICH, AprI n
David Preston, banker oropp1u as
this afternoon, of heart disease Ia 80.
,a, ms Snown as leading Methodist and pro-
'':s;,;nn;st In 1881 he was delegate TO the
mam,nsn;cal Council at London, England
n anS ;n 1884 was the prohibition candidate
sno sar Governor 10 and polled large vote. His
o o.t.,e IL worth nearly $1,000. 900. he start
81 cd AIN in the banking business here in 'oz WIN
a. 800 capital.
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Death ON RoaId a Vessel.

RoCKLAND, April 20.
The British vessel Brgsdia, Of St. John.
N. B., Capt. Weldon, put in at Rockland,
Friday night, with the dead body of the
mate, Edward Stone, who died, Friday, on
board the vessel, after two davs' sickness.
The remains were forwarded by rail- Satur-
day, to his home at ST. John tor interment.
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You

will never regret sending three 2 cent stamps
to pay postage, to A. =. Ordway & Co., Bos-
ton, Mass, for a copy Of DIR. Ksufmann's
great Medical Work. 100 pages, colored
illustrations; Of great value to every family.
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From John F. Wyman, formerly Postmaster,
South China. Me.

Too much cannot be said Of Adamson's
Botanic Cough Balsam. as it is the best
remedy for coughs, colds, etc, that have
ever seen, and to its wonderful effects owe
my recovery. 1t is well worthy Of praise,
and would advise all to use it who are
afflicted"
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Take ID. X. and be o. X. See ad.
uchQ-cu

Of all the Sarssparillss, "Bell's 10 a purely
Maine medicine. 1t is sold all over Maine.
gives the best satisfaction, and sold at half
the price Of any other, is superior to them
all as Blood, Stomach. Liver or Kidney
remedy" Try and see for yourselves. (Only
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Mr.. Blaine Receives Visitors in Chicago,

CHICAGO, April %.
Hon. james G. Blaine received a deega-
ton from the Irish American and one from
the German American clubs in his parlors
today, but at his request no speeches were
made. He remained standing while the gen.
tlemen, numbering possibly 250, were pre-
sented to him and shook hard. with them
all. At the close of the reception ne thanked
them for their courtesy, but excused himself
for not addressing them owing to his i'll
health.
CHICAGO, April "a.
Several hundred people called to see ex.
Secretary Blaine at the hotel today but he
did not receive them. Mr. Blaine and fam.
lily will probably start for Boston tomorrow
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Know thyself by reading the "Science OF
Life the best medical work ever published,
for young and middle-sged men.
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A RomAnaa Mtns

OF health it to be found in DR.. r. v. Piercs's
"Favorite Prescription" to the merits Of
which, as remedy for female weakness and
kindred affections, thousands testify.
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The PenObscOt Open.

BANGOR, April %.
The ice left the Penobscot river, Saturday
morning, and the harbor is now open to nav
igatioD.
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Mos( Excellent.

j. j. Atkins, Chief of Police. Knoxville,
Tenn, writes; "Mr family and are beneh-
ciaries of your most excellent medicine, DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption; hav-
ing found it to be all that you claim for it,
desire to testify to its virtue. My friends to
whom have recommended it, praise it at
every opportunity" DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption is guaranteed to cure
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. Asthma, Group
and every affection Of Throat, Chest and
Lungs. Trial Bottles Free at Devine 4
Coughlin's Drug Store. Large size el.O0.
1t is an established fact that consumption
can be cured; but it is far better to prevent
the cruel disease from fastening itself on the
system, by the timely use of a remedy like
DIR. Wistars Balsam of Wild Cherry, which
will speedily cure cough or cold. Consump-
ton often yields to its great power.
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